Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
White Periwinkle
I took this photo just after it stopped raining. So, you can see the raindrops on the plant.
White Periwinkle-- Common name: Periwinkle, Sadabahar (Hindi), Shavam Naari (Malayalam) Botanical name: Vinca Rosea
Information from http://www.flowersofindia.net
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Pink Periwinkle
The pink Periwinkle is a happy-go-lucky small shrub. It cares not for the world. It rejoices in sun or rain, or the seaside, in good or indifferent soil and often grows wild. It is known as 'Sadabahar' meaning 'always in bloom' and is used for worship. Numerous soft-wood branches from the ground, give it an appearance of fullness. Closely planted it can have an impressive effect with its various colours.This is one flower which can be found all over India.
Common name: Periwinkle, Vinca, Sadabahar (Hindi), Shavam Naari (Malayalam), Sadaphuli (Marathi), Nayantara (Bengali)
Information from: http://www.flowersofindia.net/
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
They Win, I Lose
So, finally these parents won and they've made their nest in my balcony. They've laid eggs and the eggs have hatched already. I couldn't follow up coz I have to climb over my window to enter the bedroom balcony. Jeetu mentioned them in his post 'Pigeon And My Money Plant'. I didn't want them to lay eggs here coz now they'll keep coming back, and these birds make a mess of the place where they live.
I'll try to show you pictures of the baby pigeons.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Bougainvillea
Information from: http://www.flowersofindia.net/
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Instant Lunch
Krrish had high fever, cough and cold( flu) from Sunday and wanted to cling to me all day (he usually prefers even sleeping by himself). For two days, I spent almost every minute of the day carrying him in my arms, he even wanted to sleep on my lap.
So, for the last two days, Jeetu and I had Maggi Atta noodles for lunch and cheese sandwiches for dinner.
Now Krrish is much better and playing, and full of mischief again and I'm back to my routine Indian cooking, which is usually time consuming.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Pink Oleander
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Dwarf Powder Puff (Calliandra emarginata)
The name 'Calliandra' means beautiful stamens. The Dwarf Powder Puff has light green kidney shaped leaflets.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Butterfly Pea
I love the colour of this flower. Its botanical name is Clitoria ternatea. It is a twining plant.
Wish you all fathers and grandfathers, Happy Father's Day.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Gulmohar- Delonix Regia
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Flowers
The complex where I live has many beautiful plants and flowers like this one. I do not know the names of any of them. There are a few more. Can fellow bloggers and readers identify and give me the common name or botanical name?
Thanks to my fellow bloggers, I know that the name is Mussaenda erythrophylla.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Manish Shopping Centre
The Manish Shopping Centre at Four Bunglows area of Andheri(West) is very popular for dress materials, readymades and tailoring. The shopping centre boasts of 100 plus tailors who are all loaded with tailoring jobs throughout the year. This photo only shows the entrance.
Also you can buy all tailoring material, jewellery sets & bangles (bridal too), laces and cosmetics, accessories(hair bands, clips). You can get kurtis (for women) and kurtas (for men), sarees and salwar kameez tailored and embroidered with latest designs at competitive rates.
If you are shopping in Mumbai and also wish to get fashionable clothes stitched, you cannot miss this market.
I will show you the inside tomorrow.
Friday, June 08, 2007
Mangal Murti
An image bringing auspiciousness is Mangal Murti. Here, it refers to Lord Ganesha (Ganpati) who is worshipped during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Just when I was about to take a photo of the popular sweet shop 'D.Damodar' in Dadar from the bus, this goods vehicle passed by. The sweet shop is right there, behind it. I'll show it some other time.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Welcome Decorations
The decorations for sale here are for putting up at the entrance door. Sale of such decorations is common in Dadar area in Mumbai, but a tobacco store in Dadar selling them is unusual. The name of the shop reads as 'Liberty Tobacco Stores'. Most people put up such 'Torans' during festivals, or Diwali time of the year.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Monsoon
The premonsoon showers took the city by surprise. Many came out to enjoy getting wet in the rain.
For about an hour after the rain stopped, the mountains were hidden by clouds.
Navi Mumbai is lesser polluted than Mumbai but the dust had settled down and everything was even more beautiful than before.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Friday, June 01, 2007
June Monthly Theme: View From Your Bedroom
The gulmohar tree is the best view outside my bedroom balcony now. An educational institution is coming up right opposite my place. You can see Millennium Towers on the right side. The mountains will have lots of greenery and small streams of water(looking like tiny waterfalls) flowing down in the monsoon. Unfortunately, the mountains will soon give way for more construction.
There are currently 87 city daily photo bloggers are participating today in this theme day, so if you want to see what they all see from their bedroom, just click on any of the links below.
Seattle (WA), USA - Manila, Philippines - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Toruń, Poland - Baton Rouge (LA), USA - Seoul, Korea - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Vantaa, Finland - Madison (WI), USA - Saarbrücken, Germany - Cleveland (OH), USA - Chicago (IL), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Omaha (NE), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Stockholm, Sweden - Grenoble, France - Lubbock (TX), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Arradon, France - Hyde, UK - Joplin (MO), USA - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Kansas City (MO), USA - Naples (FL), USA - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Manila, Philippines - Sydney, Australia - Stavanger, Norway - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - London, UK - Chandler (AZ), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - Singapore, Singapore - Hamburg, Germany - Sydney, Australia - Tenerife, Spain - Moscow, Russia - Lyon, France - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Villigen, Switzerland - Anderson (SC), USA - Oslo, Norway - Evry, France - Hayle, UK - Mumbai, India - Kitakami, Japan - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Los Angeles (CA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - La Antigua, Guatemala - Paderborn, Germany - San Diego (CA), USA - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Madrid, Spain - Lyon, France - Selma (AL), USA - Shanghai, China - Baziège, France - Cologne (NRW), Germany - North Bay (ON), Canada - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Stayton (OR), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Austin (TX), USA - Hong Kong, China - Trier, Germany - Joensuu, Finland - Paris, France - Greenville (SC), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Budapest, Hungary - Cork, Ireland - Bastia, France - Vancouver, Canada - Brookville (OH), USA - Jakarta, Indonesia - Mainz, Germany - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Zurich, Switzerland - Torino, Italy - Montréal (QC), Canada
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